Voters turned out in large numbers in Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province, to vote in the Afghan parliamentary elections on Saturday. (Oct. 20)
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Today in History for October 20th
Highlights of this day in history: ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ takes place during Watergate scandal; Gen. Douglas MacArthur returns to Philippines; Jacqueline Kennedy weds Aristotle Onassis; Three Lynyrd Skynyrd members die in plane crash. (Oct. 20)
Best dunk photos of 2018-19 NBA season
A look at some of the best dunk photos taken during the 2018-19 NBA season.
‘Just praying for it to end’: Family rides out Hurricane Michael in a bulldozer
When 80-foot pines started snapping all around their house, Nathan Bunting knew there was only one unlikely place for his family to take refuge.
Mega Millions hits $1 billion jackpot — the largest Mega Millions prize ever — for Friday night’s drawing
The jackpot in the Mega Millions continues to climb, to a record-setting $1 billion for the drawing Friday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
Pregnant Meghan, Prince Harry take South Pacific
The expecting Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are in Australia and then the South Pacific for their first royal tour.
October political cartoons from the USA TODAY Network
Gannett’s cartoonists from across the country draw their takes on news and politics.
The year’s best wildlife photos
Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 competition
Pot eh! Canada to legalize marijuana
Canada becomes the most recent country to legalize marijuana. Advocates hope the legislative launch spreads globally.
USA TODAY Network reporter killed in New Jersey accident
Lindsay Ireland, a reporter for the Daily Record, was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday morning while walking along a road in Randolph, N.J.